Missing American's husband had $33K thermal camera on boat that night and never used it, friend says
A friend of Brian Hooker revealed that he had a $33,000 thermal camera on his boat during the night his wife, Lynette, went missing. Despite its capabilities to detect heat signatures, the camera was never activated in the search for her. The couple was sailing in the Bahamas when Lynette reportedly fell overboard.
- ▪Brian Hooker had a high-tech thermal camera on his boat that was never used during the search for his missing wife.
- ▪The couple was sailing in the Bahamas when Lynette Hooker fell off their dinghy.
- ▪The thermal camera, known as a FLIR system, is capable of detecting heat signatures in the dark.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:15 -0400 |
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Missing Persons Missing American's husband had $33K thermal camera on boat that night and never used it, friend says Daniel Danforth says the couple's boat had a FLIR system capable of detecting heat signatures in the dark By Adam Sabes Fox News Published May 26, 2026 6:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Friend: Missing American woman's husband never activated $33K thermal camera during night she vanished Daniel Danforth told Fox News Digital that Brian Hooker has a high-tech tracking camera on his boat that was never used in the search for Lynette Hooker.
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